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Ripped Off

Ripped Off  - They're amongst the most disadvantaged people in Australia . ... money has been poured into Indigenous programs aimed at "closing the gap".

The racist history of our flag cannot be denied

The racist history of our flag cannot be denied  - Our national symbol is predicated on a now discredited theory – that Australia was terra nullius. White settlers viewed Indigenous Australians as ...

Migrant suicides – “before it's too late”

Migrant suicides – “before it's too late”  - For a time it was argued that the Australian suicide toll was decreasing but this argument is at an end. In recent years tragically the suicide toll has ...

If This Was Happening To Women, We'd Call It A Gender Issue

If This Was Happening To Women, We'd Call It A Gender Issue  - Men are three times more likely than women to die by suicide . ... we would save the lives of around 120 men and boys every month in Australia alone.

Same-sex hookups in the US have doubled over the past 25 years, a new study revealed

Same-sex hookups in the US have doubled over the past 25 years, a new study revealed  - The spike in same-sex hookups coincides with higher acceptance rates of same- sex sexuality among all generations — though millennials were found ...

South Australia could finally get a relationships register

South Australia could finally get a relationships register  - A relationships register that would help same-sex couples and others in ... South Australia authorities have previously not recognised marriages ...

Welfare sector calls for poverty reduction target and fairer super system

Welfare sector calls for poverty reduction target and fairer super system - The Australian Council of Social Service has written to major political parties asking for election commitments to compare their approach to poverty , ...

Indigenous artist and activist Bronwyn Bancroft paints the beauty and brutality of Australia

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Indigenous artist and activist Bronwyn Bancroft paints the beauty and brutality of Australia  - She is currently exhibiting Colours of Australia at Grafton Regional Gallery, ... Ms Bancroft was one of 10 urban artists to form an Aboriginal Artists ...

Forgotten chapter of Aboriginal art unveiled in Childers, Queensland

Forgotten chapter of Aboriginal art unveiled in Childers, Queensland - The dominant narrative of Indigenous art in Australia is all about central desert paintings," Mr Wengert said. "(But) modern Aboriginal art also includes ...

Commonwealth Bank announces intention to reach Indigenous employment parity by 2026

Commonwealth Bank announces intention to reach Indigenous employment parity by 2026  - The Commonwealth Bank announced on Thursday it will significantly raise the number of Indigenous Australians it employs, hoping to reflect ...

Why are there so many Maori in New Zealand's prisons?

Why are there so many Maori in New Zealand's prisons?  -  New Zealand has one of the highest incarceration rates in the Western world, and ... When people asked me, 'What the hell were you on last night?

Indigenous solutions sought on suicide

Indigenous solutions sought on suicide  - more than for non-Maori, but New Zealand's tāngata whenua are not alone, .... Young people these days they lose connection with their marae, their ...

Parents put hands up for school boards

Parents put hands up for school boards  - They include Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland with 21 candidates and Brooklyn School in Wellington where 19 people were contesting the ...

Tertiary Education Institution Council Appointments

Tertiary Education Institution Council Appointments  - She was recently involved in a research partnership with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tūāhuriri on how to raise student achievement for Māori students in a ...

The town saying 'no' to more alcohol: residents of Murupara fight off-licence

The town saying 'no' to more alcohol: residents of Murupara fight off-licence  - Residents of an impoverished Māori town in rural New Zealand are planning to stage a protest against the opening of a proposed liquor store, ...

Davis gets it wrong on sexual violence and family violence

Davis gets it wrong on sexual violence and family violence  -  Māori Party Co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell says the claim by Labour MP Kelvin Davis that there is nothing in this year's Budget to address violence is ...

Kermadec sanctuary undermines settlement process, Te Ohu Kaimoana's Tuuta says

Kermadec sanctuary undermines settlement process, Te Ohu Kaimoana's Tuuta says  - Mr Tuuta disagreed with commentary that the area held little value, saying Maori always held the view fisheries would be developed in the region.

Room for Maori Party in Labour-Green alliance

Room for Maori Party in Labour-Green alliance  -  Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox can see room for her party in the space created by a new agreement between Labour and the Greens. The two ...

Hundreds said to be arrested at latest Papua protests

Hundreds said to be arrested at latest Papua protests  - As many as 600 West Papuans are reported to have been arrested for ... that 469 people were arrested in the Jayapura area, 112 people arrested in ...

Tertiary education governance roles for Maori

Tertiary education governance roles for Maori  - Federation of Maori Authorities chair Traci Houpapa has been appointed to the council of Victoria University. Ms Houpapa has become a go-to person ...